Hymns: The Power of Your Love

I’ve been exploring some of the very modern worship songs as an old guy 😀. But now, I’ve decided to alternate between very modern hymns, old hymns, and in-between hymns, namely the worship songs from the 60s to the 90s that feature in hymnbooks such as Mission Praise. Today it’s the turn of the in-between hymns.

Today’s song is The Power of Your Love, from 1995.

I discovered this one in 2017 when I started familiarizing myself with modern hymns. Back in 1995, I was into old hymns and I didn’t have any appetite for the newer stuff. I tended to associate it all with the silly side of evangelicalism, but any stream of evangelicalism or anything else can have its silly side, and I can be quite silly myself 😀. So, nowadays, I’m much more open to new songs as well as old. I hardly ever find any that I dislike, but some are more appealing than others. And this one appeals to me, both musically and lyrically.

For whatever reason, I always like to hear eagles mentioned in hymns. I remember seeing an eagle in a bird show at Aillwee Cave, in County Clare (Ireland). The guy mentioned that eagles generally avoid flying to spare energy. But when they do fly, I feel so envious of them. I remember telling my daughter that I wish I had wings. Her reply was “but then you wouldn’t have any hands”. Funny that I never thought of that until then 😀.

Isaiah 40:29
He gives strength to the weary
    and increases the power of the weak.
³⁰ Even youths grow tired and weary,
    and young men stumble and fall;
³¹ but those who hope in the Lord
    will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint.

I remember that passage from Isaiah being quotes on U2’s War album back in 1983. And many hymns are based on the passage. Some secular songs mention eagles too.

Anyway, I’ve already include the version of The Power of Love from Oslo, but here are a few more from various parts.